Silo-anchor.



W. E. SMALL.

SILO ANCHOR.

APPLICATION HLED DEC. 3, 1914.

1,165,029. Patented De0.21,1915.

Inventor Witnesses Attorneys COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH c 11111111111111111 C.

40 In the accompanyingdrawing':Figure 1 is a perspective View, inthenature of 'a dia-'; gram, illustrating the means whereby the i. To all whom it mag concern: v

'1 Anchor, of which UNITED STATES mam QFFEQYE.

-' WILLIAM E. sMAnL, or DALLAS, TEXAS.

- sILo- NoHon.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. SMA -a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Dallas', in the county 0f Dallas and Stateof Texas, have-invented a newand useful siloe the following is a specification.

The device this application is adapted to be-em-ployed for guying, reinforcing and susta'ining an upright structure of any sort such as 'a silo' or stack, the 'deviceibein'g oipeculiarutility when used in connection Withsil'Og-although" of general utility for the purposes hereinafter outlined. l e 1 One objector-the invention is' to provide a novel means for connecting the flexible elements or guyswith the silo or other up-- right structure and with the ground engag- 1. expansion and contraction in any given silo.

' Upper holding devices are disposed oppo sitetoEeach other and are extended through ing anchors.

' Another object "of the invention isytopro v vide'a means whereby the upright structure V invention herein disclosed can be made'lwith-' will not only be sustained-against tipping over but, as well, will be reinforced inter nally, toresist thestrains-resulting from the efi'orts of those elements which act as guys. 1

"It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally and to enhance the l i ity of devices of that type'to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear asthe description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination' and arrangement of parts and in the details of: construction hereinafter described I and claimed, it being understood that changes in the-precise embodiment ofthe in the scope of what is claimed without'de-Q parting from the spiritof the'invention.

silo or other structure is sustained,the silo for the most partbeing broken aWa-y in or ..derQthat the bracing means be clearly disclosed; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectiontakenj adjacent the top of the'silo; Fig. 3 is a hori-' zontal section taken midway between the upe per and lower ends of thesilo and discloscomplete invention; Fig. 5 is a plan; showing oneuof the eye bolts; Fig. 6is a perspective eye bolts-and -attendr r comprising a turn buckle'l? terminating in showing another ofthe ant' parts.

Specification of Letters Patent. a

forming the subject 'matter' of raanaasec. 21, 1915.

Application filed December 3, 1914. Serial N 0. 875,363.

In the drawings there is shown an up rightstructure l which may be a stack, a

silo or the like. To-avoid'prolixity and elements 51,-the construction being such that theyring may be shaped properly to cooper ateiwith silos of slightly diflerent dimensrons and particularly, to provide for the 'When-the' in vention is applied to a silo, the. latter ordinarily is provided with a doorway indicated by the: reference character 7. Located within the silo l and dis posed below the ring 2fis a'gband 6. 'As,

clearly shown in Fi 3 the band 6 is divided so'that'it does" not extend acrossthe'doorway 7, and bolts 8 or the like'are employed for attaching thejends of the band 6 to the wall of the silo 1- upon either side of the rw y 7; c

1 Oppositely disposed lower holding devices pass throughthe wall'o'f the silo land are connected with the band 6. These lower holding devices may be eve bolts 9 carrying nuts IO'and washers 11, as hereinbefore described in connectionfwith the eye bolts 3.

In the present embodiment of the invention,-

the eye bolts 9 are90 degrees remote from I the oppositely disposed eye bolts 3.

Secured in the ground about the silo 1 are anchors 12,14, 15' and l6.*--These anchors Y may be of {any desired form and in the present instance they are shown, each, as

an eye 18, difie're'nt referenee characters he ing applied to the anchors merely forthe purpose of facilitating the description "of the invention.

e The means whereby the silo 1 is and contained in an upright position com"= prises a pair of flexible elements; fOne "6f the flexible elements'is secured atone end, as shown at 19, to the eve 18 of theanchor I as shown-fat 23 and is pa ed; fih ll h so e? eye of the bolt as shown atJZfL. I Beyond the eye elt 3 un r. ons a on hefl xh 12. Thence, the flexible (element underconsiderat'ion is extended upwardly show-n at. 20 and-is passed through one of,; the eye bolts 9-, ro t v o t h' l exible-i l e il i e nded w e si y a at 21 and is prolonged, as showng at 22,

t g th eyep ie'f'enfqhbi i114, Thence, the flexible element is v extended upwardly One of the other iile ib-le element-isse "cured as shown at 29th the anchorylfiand t ce se nd i pwar ly ssh wn at 30 i hfihfl jb erf ye o t 9 :aSi' h w -1..a-t. 1= The flexible element passes downward-1y as at and through the=anchor 16 as shown at 33, the flexible element being; extemdelv upwardly as at 3 lj and beingpasfsedthroughthe other eye bolt 3;a"sj shown at '35. il hence, e. ex ble el men i xt pa hy arbund the vsilojl, in t'he form of a loop 36,

the loop 36 projecting in an oppositee-direction from the loop 25. The flexible element W SQ r -eht pposi e y;;. i p se lW bolt as 'sh ow n at 37 and j'thence isjextended downwardly-as indicated at 38, into eh io l ith nch rl .7

e t-upo them l s, t efle' idf h he flexible elements: 7 may be 'tighfiell diii p 4 properly through the aaction o fnthe mm, buckles l7. 1

y Ser e ts-a p e Q att h mtf Mh re bo ts 3', but r sswel qacts, o. sus n e e V silo against this constricting pressure B i y. ens d red, the devi e d scl sed this pp c iqn ompri es-m1 pr ghtstru me s h; as the s l upper ho ding dei es l we i i 'g idev e tiianchors :1 e

:1 a d. 1 6, apai f f, flex le. e m n s 61 a ag dtwith, the burne hold g deric lfiito form oppositely projectingloops 25and 36,

As is'well understood by riggersdt'h-imbles ay ibeiq pleyee, as s own .ii llzigm l Po nt whe e y he-fi xib e ele en fis eziteiided"clrtuinierentially"6f the slit 1,' "each'fl'exible element including a pair of depending night's QY eQO and. 21-23 and an upright bight 21-20 therebetween, the up- -""'r'i=glit bight beingengaged with one of the lower holding devices 9, and the depending bigh 'ts being engaged with certain'of the anchors,- s ueh as l -2fand' 14. Havlngthus described the invention, what is claimed as newi snz p'li g t ru ure upperZa-nd lower holding eY qesq h' r n a ch s; a pa r exi le 7 elements engaged with [timev upper ,h'Old'iHgf-f I f evice's to-t-jf rm opp s ely pfsii gi cop extended circumferentially of the upright strue't'ure each flexible element including a devices; and the depending; bights .bein-gfen 1 elled i t t e, c r ain ,of theia o s -l'. 1 fall;

, QQYR J f "t e ele s fd ri da upright structure; supporting bands-within;

the upr g r u e; uppe ande w h ld-V ingjjdevi'ces .ex-tended ;through the upright v ru ur nd connected with; th b nds; anehorgs la pair of EflQXlblQ' :elementswengaged with the upper holding devices to! form oppositely prejebing "loeps extended circumferential-1y of jt-hefupright structure; achfle blet l t nclud g a ipair efd'e'-- pendingybights and an upstanding.bight hembetweee; the ups nd g t ght bein it I engaged with one of the lower holdingde- I ic s end the dep ding bi'ght being ehgaged with cer'ta in of thea'nchors. v 3, In aw device of ;the class; described, ,an'

upright structure; upper and lowerrholdingdevi'ces thereon yanehorsgaa pair of-flez'iible elements engaged with the upper helding devices to =-:forrn oppositely projecting loops extended circumferential-1y of the upright structure, each- -fiexiblegelement incl u-d: g

' ing {a pair (of depending bights fand' 'a'n u'pstand ng ibight 'therebetween, the -11pst'a nd,.-

lllglib'i'glfhqbeillg engaged with one oifisthef lower;holding-devices5 and the dependnhi'g;

bights being engaged with certain ofthe anchorsifand areinforcing bandwith-in the I uprighft strueture, :tjhei-Tehforoihgqband bei Itis,;to be jo'bserved that when the flexible n lements; are under s s s h rr psfifi' nd 25 xe tie o t i t ng pr su e pon th o T pper inforein sr g Qano 1 ing al-ined: with: the 51;) op s.

structure, each flexible elementincluding: a pgi-rL-QfL-depending bightsand "an. up: standing-fight there-between;thefiipstanding b-igli't being engaged with fonefo-fthei lowr holding; devices; and the depending bights berngfengagedwith certain of "ther-anoliorsi;

a reinforcing band Within the uprightstruc-v ture, the band being alined with the loops, and the upper holding devices being connected to the band.

5. In a device of the class described, an upright structure; upper and lower holding devices thereon; anchors; and a .pair of flexible elements, each of which is secured at one end to an anchor, each flexible element being then extended upwardly into engagement with one lower holding device, thence downwardly into engagement with another anchor, thence upwardly into engagement with an upper holding device, thence, in the form of a loop, circumferentially of the upright structure into engagement with the other upper holding device, thence downwardly and secured at its other end'to the first specified anchor, the loops of the respective flexible elements extending in 0pposite directions circumferentially of the upright structure.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. SMALL.

Witnesses:

M. H. BUCHANAN, JOHN H. ESTEL.

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